A. J. Pearson/C.V. January 2016 Curriculum Vitae Anthony J. Pearson Academic Rank: Rudolph & Susan Rense Professor of Chemistry Birthplace: Kingswinford, England. Citizenship: British; U.S. Naturalized Citizen. Education: University of Leeds, England, B.Sc. Hons. Class 1, 1971, Chemistry. Aston University, England, Ph.D., 1974, Organic Chemistry. Awards & Honors: Akroyd Scholarship (1969), Whytlaw-Gray Prize for Chemistry (1971), and Dawson Prize for Physical Chemistry (1971), University of Leeds. Sir Gilbert Morgan Medal (1973), Society for Chemical Industry, U.K. Science and Engineering Research Council (U.K.) Advanced Fellowship (1977-82). Sigma Xi Research Award (1984), Case Western Reserve University. John S. Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Teaching (1994), Case Western Reserve University. Visiting Scientist, Chemistry Research Promotion Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., May 1990. Visiting Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand, July/August, 1995. Chairman-Elect, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 1999. Chairman, 2000. Finalist (one of three) for Northern Ohio Live 2001 Award of Achievement in Architecture, with R. Bostwick, N. Distad, K. Kutina, and N. Rushforth, for design of Agnar Pytte Science Center at CWRU. Case Alumni Association, Recognition of Meritorious Service, 2003. Experience: 1963-66 Chemist. Industrial research and analytical laboratories. Albright & Wilson; British Steel; West Midlands Gas Board. Semi-professional musician. 1974-77 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, with Arthur J. Birch. Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. 1977-82 SERC Advanced Fellow. Cambridge University Chemical Laboratory. 1978-81 Pauline Merz Official Fellow and Lecturer in Chemistry. Girton College, Cambridge University. 1979-81 Tutor. Girton College, Cambridge University. 1982-84 Associate Professor of Chemistry. Case Western Reserve University. 1984- Professor of Chemistry. Case Western Reserve University. 1986-88 Acting Chairman. Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University. 1989- Rudolph and Susan Rense Professor of Chemistry. Case Western Reserve University. 1 A. J. Pearson/C.V. January 2016 1995-2001 Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University. Professional Societies: American Chemical Society. Other Professional Activities and Service National Science Foundation Panel Review member, October 2008. Member of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund Advisory Board, Oct 2002 – Oct 2008; May 2012. Councilor, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 2005 – 2007. Alternate Councilor, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 2002 - 2005. Awards Committee Chair, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 2002. Nominations Committee Chair, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 2001. Chairman, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 2000 (Past Chairman, 2001). Chairman-Elect, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 1999. Co-Editor (with W. R. Roush), Handbook of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, (L.A. Paquette, Editor-in-Chief), Wiley, 1999. Member of Special Programs Review Panel, National Science Foundation, August 1997. Chairman, Special Emphasis Review Group, Metallobiochemistry Study Section, National Institutes of Health, July 1997. Acting Secretary, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 1994 and 1996. Section Editor, Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, (L.A. Paquette, Editor-in- Chief), Wiley, 1995. Guest Editor, Tetrahedron Symposium-in-Print, 1993. Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Organometallics, Jan. 1993 - Dec. 1995. Full member of the National Institutes of Health Medicinal Chemistry A Study Section, July 1991 - June 1995. National Institutes of Health Medicinal Chemistry IRG: Ad hoc reviewer, 10/1984, 10/1987, 10/1989, 10/1996, 07/2000. National Institutes of Health Metallobiochemistry IRG: Ad hoc reviewer, 12/1989. National Institutes of Health Bioorganic &Natural Products Special IRG: Ad hoc reviewer, 09/97, 06/2000, 06/2006. Program Chair, Meeting-in-Miniature, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 1993- 2 A. J. Pearson/C.V. January 2016 98. Member of the Morley Award Jury, American Chemical Society, Cleveland Section, 1990- 1994. Chair of committee, 1994-95. Journal Referee: J. Am. Chem. Soc.; J. Org. Chem.; Organometallics; J. Organomet. Chem.; Tetrahedron Letters; J. Chem. Soc.; Austral. J. Chem.; Synlett; Tetrahedron Proposal Reviewer: National Science Foundation, Chemistry Division; Petroleum Research Fund; NSERC (Canada); Research Corporation; National Institutes of Health, General Medical Sciences; The Royal Society (U.K.). Symposium Organizer, American Chemical Society Central Regional Meeting, Akron, Ohio June 5-7, 1985. External Examiner for B.S. honors chemistry students, Kenyon College, Ohio, May, 1985. Symposium Chairman, American Chemical Society Central Regional Meeting, Bowling Green, Ohio, June 2-4, 1986. Symposium Chairman, American Chemical Society Central Regional Meeting, Ohio State University, June 1987. Symposium Chairman, American Chemical Society 21st Central Regional Meeting, John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio, June 1989. Supervision of Graduate Students (G) and Postdoctoral Research Associates (P) [Present or last known employer]: Peter Ham (G) Ph.D. Cambridge University (1982) [Clergyman, Cornwall, U.K.] Chi Wi Ong (G) Ph.D. Cambridge University (1982) [Professor, N. Sun Yat Sen, Taiwan] Davis C. Rees (G) Ph.D. Cambridge University (1982) [Astra Zeneca, Sweden] Malcolm Chandler (P, Cambridge) [Glaxo, U.K.] Geoffrey Haywood (P, Cambridge) [deceased] Trevor R. Perrior (G) Ph.D. Cambridge University (1983) [Zeneca Agrochemicals, U.K.] Ian C. Richards (G) Ph.D. Cambridge University (1983) [Schering AG, U.K.] Tapan Ray (P, CWRU) [Sandoz, U.S.A.] Shi-Ying Hsu (P, CWRU) [Mobil R&D, NJ] Gi Rin Han (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1985) Married/domestic duties Sandra L. Kole (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1985) [Proctor & Gamble] Yong-Shing Chen (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1986) [Peninsula Labs., Inc.] Md. N. I. Khan (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1986) Harjinder S. Bansal (P, CWRU) [Zeneca Agrochemicals, U.K.] Richard J. Kennedy (P, CWRU) 3 A. J. Pearson/C.V. January 2016 Michael Holden (P, CWRU) [Dickinson College, PA, Professor; Dept. Chair] Sheri L. Blystone (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1987) Jaeyon Yoon (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1987) [Yukong Ltd., USA] Paul R. Bruhn (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1990) [Principal, Lutheran High School] Vikram Khetani (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1988) [Celgene Corp] Mark Zettler (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1988) [Dow-Elanco] Yen-Shi Lai (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1989) [Sphinx Corp] Michael O'Brien (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1989) [Wyerth Ayerst] Brian Roden (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1989) [self employed] Marco Burello (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1991) [Ricerca, Inc] Fred. Gouzoules (P,CWRU) [Ciga Geigy Agrochemicals] Seung Han Lee (P,CWRU, 1987-89) [Korea, faculty position] Yu Hwey Chuang (P, CWRU, 1987-88) Andrew White (P, CWRU) [Parke Davis, MI] Matthew Perry (P, CWRU) [Fisons PLC, U.K.] Jewn-Giew Park (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1991) [KIST] Sanku Mallik (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1991) [N. Dakota State, Asst. Prof.] Andrew Russell (P, CWRU) [Salford U., U.K., Lecturer] Sajan Joseph (P, CWRU) [Eli Lilley] Reza Mortezaie (P, CWRU) [Affymax] Shun Hua Yang (P, CWRU) Kumar Srinivasan (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1992) [Sybia, CA] Xinqin Fang (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1994) [NitroMed, Mass.] Kieyoung Chang (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1993) [Korea, Industry] Hunwoo Shin (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1993) [Korea, Industry] Kieseung Lee (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1995) [Korea, Asst Prof] Ping Zhu, (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1995) [Lubrizol Corp.] Alvise Perosa (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1996) [U. Venice] Srinivasan Balasubramanian (G) MS CWRU (1993) [U. Mass., Grad Student] Ann M. Gelormini (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1996) [R. W. Johnson] Zhengyu Liu (G) M.S. CWRU (1993) [Sybia, CA] Robert Dubbert (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1993) [BP America] Manoj Babu (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1998) [Catalytica] Raymond J. Shively, Jr. (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1993) [Baldwin-Wallace College, Assoc. Prof., Department Chair] Kassahun W. Beyene (P) CWRU (1992-93) Alexandre Gontcharov(G) Ph.D. CWRU (1997) [Coelacanth] Asaf Alimardanov (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1998) [DSM Pharmaceuticals] Lei Sun (G) M.S. CWRU (1996) [Motorola Biochip] Penglie Zhang (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1997) [Cor Therapeutics] Mariappan V. Chelliah (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1998) [Schering-Plough] Richard Vickerman (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1999) [Lubrizol] Irina Neagu (G) Ph.D. CWRU (1999) [Pharmacopeia, Inc.] Xin Yao (G) M.S. CWRU (1996) 4 A. J. Pearson/C.V. January 2016 Gilles Bignan (P, CWRU) [R. W. Johnson] Seema Katiyar (G) Ph.D. CWRU (2000) [Albany Molecular Research] Prakash Krishnan (G, deceased, Jan. 1999) Elke Schoffers (P, CWRU) CWRU (1996-98) [Western Michigan U., Asst Prof] Anne Douglas (G) Ph.D. CWRU (2000) [full-time mother] Jiunn-Jye Hwang (G) Ph.D. CWRU (2001) [Rice University, Postdoc] Sarunas Zigmantus (G) Ph.D. CWRU (2001) [Switzerland, PD] Philippe Belmont (P) CWRU (1997-1999) [U. Claude Bernard, France] Jung-Nyoung Heo (G) Ph.D. CWRU (2001) [Korea Research Institute] Ismet Bennouna-Dorange (G) Ph.D. CWRU (2001) [Stockholm U., Sweden, PD] James Dudones (P) CWRU (1999-2001) [Ricerca] Jinbum Kim (G) Ph.D. CWRU (2003) [Japan, PD/Noyori] Eugen Mesaros (G) Ph.D. CWRU (2002) [U. Pennsylvania, PD] Wenjing Xiao (G) Ph.D. CWRU (2003) [PPG Industries] Sheng Cui (G) Ph.D. CWRU (2003) [Amgen] Harinandini Paramahamsan (G) Ph. D. CWRU (2005) [SPi Globla, India] Avdhoot Velankar (G) Ph. D. CWRU (2005) [Nycomed Pharma, India] Victor Ghidu (G) Ph.D.CWRU (2004) [PD with Gary Sulikowski, Vanderbilt] Xiaolong Wang (G) Ph.D.CWRU (2004) [Nanjing University, China]